The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jim O’Neill, co-founder of the Thiel Fellowship, as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in a 52-43 vote.
In November, Politico reported the selection of O’Neill by then-President-elect Donald Trump for the deputy secretary role at HHS.
“He will oversee all operations and improve Management, Transparency, and Accountability to, Make America Healthy Again,” Trump said in a statement.
Jim O’Neill’s Career Background
O’Neill co-founded the Thiel Fellowship in 2010 and served as CEO of SENS Research Foundation.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he sits on the board of Advantage Therapeutics and is an adviser at FounderPool.
The Yale University graduate was managing director at Mithril Capital Management and Clarium Capital Management.
O’Neill also held leadership roles at HHS during President George W. Bush’s administration, including principal associate deputy secretary, member of the steering committee for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and associate deputy secretary.
